Clerks End Marriage Blood Test Rule Dispute
The New York State Department of Health announced an immediate change allowing city and town clerks to issue marriage licenses upon blood tests cleared by laboratories operated directly by state health departments. This ends a two year dispute led by James M. McGrath of Troy, aligning all clerks under a single rule and closing the discrimination in test acceptance. The issue arose when New York City clerks could accept out of state lab tests, while others could not, prompting demand for uniform state regulation.
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State Department of Health
Departments of Health
District of Columbus
New York Association of
City and Village Clerks
James M. McGrath
Troy
Clerks’ Association
Albany
McGrath
New York City
Department of Health
New York State
State Department
State health rules loosen for blood tests and out‑of‑state marriages
A Virginia blood test used for a New York marriage required a court order, prompting the Executive Committee of the City and Village Clerks Association to push for regulatory changes. New rules allow tests from any licensed US lab filed with New York State, and permit marriage licenses to be issued by any city or town clerk, enabling nonresidents to obtain licenses in one city and marry elsewhere.
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Virginia
Virginia State Department of Health
State Department of Health
McGrath
City and Village Clerks Association
New York State
United States
Civic League and Catholic Daughters Host Events
Whitehall Court McLaghlin Catholic Daughters of America entertained guests at K of C Hall for Mrs. B. F. Carpenter Jr. A luncheon followed with corsages and gifts to the guest of honor. Civic League annual meeting at Masonic Temple featured Lieut. William J. Turner as guest and speaker. officers elected: President W. L. Bosworth, VPs M. F. Daniel and J. E. Campbell, Sec. C. A. Souter, Treas. J. J. Sullivan, corsages of War Savings Stamps given to officers.
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Court McLaghlin
Catholic Daughters of America
K. of C. Hall
B. F. Carpenter
Daniel Whalen
Martin Lyons
Alex Delora
Minnie Liquori
Violet DeLora
Bradley Millett
Civic League
Masonic Temple
William J. Turner
Middle East
Turner
Egypt
Palestine
Naples
Cairo
Holy Land
W.L. Bosworth
M. F. Daniel
J. E. Campbell
C. A. Souter
J. J. Sullivan
Alfred Burby
Duisburg Raid Marked Heaviest Bomb Load Yet
British bomber force delivered an estimated 2,000 tons of bombs in the Duisburg raid, hitting the Rhine Herne Canal locks, Rhine railway bridge, dock area and Demag works. The attack aimed at major transport and industrial targets in western Germany, with extensive damage reported and 31 planes missing.
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Britain
Tunisia
Duisburg
Germany
Air Ministry
Cologne
France
English
Rhine— Herne Canal
Rhine
Demag Iron and Steel Works
Hochfeldt
Europe
Reich
Ruhr
Ruhr Valley
R. A F
Dortmund
DNB
East Anglia
Court Affirms $25,000 Judgment Against Bank in Albany
Supreme Court Justice William H. Murray affirms a $25,000 damages verdict won by Edward Schroeder of Albany against City & County Savings Bank for injuries on Norton Street in 1938. The court dismisses claims against M. Gerber Construction Co. and Sano-Rubin Construction Co., finding the bank owner liable for a barricade rendered dangerous by wind. The ruling allows the jury’s verdict to stand while granting motions to set aside against the two construction firms.
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Supreme Court
Willam H. Murray
Edward Schroeder
Albany
City & County Savings Bank
M. Gerber Constuction Co., Inc
Sane Rubin Construction Co
United Traction Co
Norton Street
Murray
M. Gerber Co
Sano-Rubin Co
Ainsworth & Sullivan
Gerber Co
John J. Scully
Lane-Rubin Co
Murphy, Aldrich, Guy & Broderick
LeVerne Orvis
Thief Steals Ration Books From Troy Home
Burglary took five ration books and two one dollar bills from Mrs. Mary Handy of 175 Fifth Avenue. Entrance was gained through a rear window. Five No 2 and one No 1 ration books were taken along with the cash. A separate notice describes a federal ruling sending objectors to farms and dairy work with long probation.
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Troy
Detective Bureau
Mary Handy
Fifth Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
ULP
Ralph E Jenney
Edward Tootell
Jehovah's Witnesses
Klamath Indians Buy War Bonds in Oregon
Klamath Indians bought $100,000 in War Bonds with private funds and then used tribal funds to acquire another $3150,000 in bonds in Klamath Falls Oregon. The report notes strong support for the war effort and emphasizes tribal financial participation.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Klamath
Allen's Foot-Ease Relieves Tired Feet All Day
An old advertisement promoting Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve discomfort from all day standing and walking. It claims swelling relief, shoe pinch relief, absorption of perspiration, and odor control, urging readers to buy at drugstores.
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Allen
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